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Curious about WriteAway, BC’s new collaborative online tutoring service? Want to try it out from a student’s perspective? This groundbreaking collaborative service is paving the way for online tutoring in the BC post-secondary sector. Learn how early adopter sites College of the Rockies, Douglas College, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Simon Fraser University, and the University of British Columbia are pooling their resources and expertise, and how essential service partners, including BC Electronic Library Network and BCcampus, are working together to coordinate this unique-to-BC project. Explore the platform as a “”student”" and find out how tutors are using the innovative eTutoring platform – developed by the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium – to support students. Come get the scoop on the future of online learning support in BC! http://etug.ca/2013/04/11/spring-workshop-2013-keynote-and-facilitators/#leah
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Breaking New Ground:WriteAway Online Collaborative Tutoring Service
Today’s Plan:A brief description of WriteAway
What is it? Who’s involved? How does it work?
Interactive Demo Try out the platform as a “student”
Next Steps for Online Tutoring in BC
Questions
What is WriteAway?A first step in British Columbia towards
collaborative, online tutoring for the post-secondary community
Platform: eTutoring Developed by Connecticut Distance Learning
Consortium Hosted + supported in BC by BCcampus
Currently asynchronous; future synchronous
Who is involved? BCcampus
Provides financial support Hosting + Technical support (FAQs, helpdesk)
BC Electronic Library Network Project coordination (as WriteAway Administrative Centre)
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC Financial support, Concept Committee + UBC early adopter
Pilot institutions (joining in stages)
College of the Rockies
Camosun College
Douglas College
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Simon Fraser University
University of British Columbia
How does it work?Governance provided by Concept Committee
Institutions pool staffing + expertise to develop materials, training etc
Communication + Documentation developed (for tutors, institutional coordinators)
Support available (BC ELN, BCcampus)
Evaluate service collaboratively
Asynchronous Tutoring Process
How does it work?Try out the platform!
First, create a student account – instructions provided Use the email provided to you to create an account (these
accounts will be deactivated after the session) Once your account has been created, try answering:
Which two tutors are available tomorrow (Friday June 7th)? What are the open/close dates for WriteAway this summer? What is the current turnaround time for responses? Is it possible to change your email address in the platform?
(hint: find your profile page)
How does it work? Continued…
Imagine you are a College of the Rockies student; where could you get information about other learning support services available to you? (hint: check out the resources area)
If you need technical help - where should you go? How many drafts of a writing assignment can you submit? (hint:
go to the eWriting Lab) Try submitting a paper via eWriting Lab (save a blank word
document to your desktop with the title "TEST”). What kind of information does a student need to provide?
Try posting an eQuestion (please put the word "test" in the Question Topic line)
See also writeaway.ca for “how it works…”
Tutor’s View…
The “Queue”
Next Steps for Online Tutoring in BCOversight provided by the BC eTutoring
Concept Committee + WriteAway Advisory Committee
WriteAway pilot continues in stages
Exploration of additional subjects + expanding to more institutions
ContactsLauri Aesoph – BCcampus
[email protected] 250-405-4012
Leah Hopton – BC ELN/WriteAway Administrative Centre
778.782.9573
Questions?
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